I'm fairly new to ffmpeg and I have a specific task I need to accomplish
which is giving me a headache. What I need to do is:
- capture HDV stream from camera - currently working fine with dvgrab creating
.m2t file
- while capturing use ffmpeg (or something else) to resize/transcode to create
Keith Johnson xentrik.tv> writes:
> - capture HDV stream from camera - currently
> working fine with dvgrab creating .m2t file
This sounds strange to me:
Why don't you capture with FFmpeg?
Or at least with a capture software
that gives you the original dv stream?
(Or do I misundertand?)
> ffm
Thanks for the reply, Carl. I'm relatively new to ffmpeg, and wasn't aware
that I could capture (H)DV directly. If that's the case I guess there is
probably a solution which involves pipes or tees. Basically what I'm trying
to do is capture from the camera and write two files at the same time - a
r
Keith Johnson xentrik.tv> writes:
> wasn't aware that I could capture (H)DV directly.
> If that's the case I guess there is probably a
> solution which involves pipes or tees.
No (at least not if I understand you correctly).
FFmpeg can read from the device if compiled with
--enable-libiec6188
Thanks Carl - -re option sounds interesting for what I'm trying to do. If I
start the low-res encode a few seconds after I start the grab it should
avoid the problem of running out of data, as long as the clock rates of the
camcorder and PC are not miles apart.
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